Question follow-through · 9822
Hydrocortisone
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will work with Pfizer to accelerate the UK licensing of the ‘ACT-O-VIAL’ dual-compartment hydrocortisone product containing pre-measured doses of powder and water for immediate mixing.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 15 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 25 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will work with Pfizer to accelerate the UK licensing of the ‘ACT-O-VIAL’ dual-compartment hydrocortisone product containing pre-measured doses of powder and water for immediate mixing.
18 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Department is aware of the discontinuation of hydrocortisone sodium phosphate 100 milligram/1 millilitre solution for injection, and we continue to work with industry to find a longer-term solution.Hydrocortisone sodium succinate 100 milligram powder ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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